Blog categorized as China

I couldn’t bring myself to write my diary on Sunday – Mum and Shelley left Beijing at mid day and all of a sudden the city of 14 million people felt as empty as a village grave yard at dawn. It had been a wonderful holiday with the cities, hutongs, rivers, and galleries providing the perfect setting...

I spend so much time in the lower, less rarified atmosphere of Jian Wai Soho and small business that it was a delight to get a glimpse of China from a helicopter, and the view of the European Union Trade Commissioner on what he terms, “The Grand Bargain.” CCTV producer & cameraman Qi Kejun is a...

This is May week in China, when no work happens and people visit their families, or have their families visit, and I decided to make the most of the down time to take a long bike ride and explore Beijing, praying for my safety on future journeys at a Catholic Church on Sunday evening. I had wanted ...

Somehow business moved to the backseat this week, as although I did some media training for a client, the rest of the week I seemed to meet people involved in non-profit activities in China which piqued my interest and at the end of the week I went to relieve the stresses with the Beijing Hikers. ...

‘Springtime is seen as a season, growth, renewal and new life. But it is also a time when chronic diseases break out’

This has been an excellent week, one in which I secured first ever coverage for clients in mainstream English language publications in China, gave EASTWEST it’s Chinese christening ...